CorpusIQ vs Openmetadata
A side-by-side look at the CorpusIQ and Openmetadata MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose CorpusIQ for data platforms work over a hosted endpoint; choose Openmetadata for data platforms as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose CorpusIQ when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Data Platforms domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: OAuth 2.0.
Choose Openmetadata when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Data Platforms domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
OPENMETADATA_HOST, OPENMETADATA_TOKEN, OPENMETADATA_ALLOW_WRITE, OM_TOOLS, OM_DISABLE, MCP_TRANSPORT, MCP_HTTP_TOKEN, MCP_HTTP_PORT. - You want tools like
search-metadata, suggest-metadata, semantic-search.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Data Platforms | Data Platforms |
| Quality signal | 76/100 · Great | 51/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | OAuth 2.0 | Not declared |
| Pricing | Freemium | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | OPENMETADATA_HOSTOPENMETADATA_TOKENOPENMETADATA_ALLOW_WRITEOM_TOOLSOM_DISABLEMCP_TRANSPORTMCP_HTTP_TOKENMCP_HTTP_PORT |
| Verified owner | Verified | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 23 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 18 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 69 |
| Full listing | View CorpusIQ | View Openmetadata |
Tools & capabilities
CorpusIQ tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Openmetadata tools 69
search-metadatasuggest-metadatasemantic-searchlist-tablesget-tableget-table-by-namecreate-tableupdate-tabledelete-tablelist-databasesget-databaseget-database-by-name- +57 more on the listing page
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
CorpusIQ
{
"mcpServers": {
"corpusiq": {
"url": "https://mcp2.corpusiq.io/mcp"
}
}
}
Openmetadata
{
"mcpServers": {
"openmetadata-2": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@us-all/openmetadata-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OPENMETADATA_HOST": "YOUR_OPENMETADATA_HOST_HERE",
"OPENMETADATA_TOKEN": "YOUR_OPENMETADATA_TOKEN_HERE",
"OPENMETADATA_ALLOW_WRITE": "YOUR_OPENMETADATA_ALLOW_WRITE_HERE",
"OM_TOOLS": "YOUR_OM_TOOLS_HERE",
"OM_DISABLE": "YOUR_OM_DISABLE_HERE",
"MCP_TRANSPORT": "YOUR_MCP_TRANSPORT_HERE",
"MCP_HTTP_TOKEN": "YOUR_MCP_HTTP_TOKEN_HERE",
"MCP_HTTP_PORT": "YOUR_MCP_HTTP_PORT_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
CorpusIQ is categorized under Data Platforms and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Openmetadata belongs to Data Platforms and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick CorpusIQ for data platforms work and Openmetadata for data platforms.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
CorpusIQ is listed as freemium — a free tier with paid plans. Auth: oauth 2.0. Openmetadata has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add corpusiq and openmetadata-2 as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, CorpusIQ has a quality signal of 76/100 (Great) with 18 views, 0 installs and 23 GitHub stars. Openmetadata has 51/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.